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Citing the highly public jurisdictional spat between it and the state of California, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has called on Congress to modify Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to make “clear and unambiguous” that FERC has exclusive authority over the siting of liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals onshore and in state waters, as well as over pipeline facilities that deliver gas from the LNG terminals.

Citing the highly public jurisdictional spat between it and the state of California, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has called on Congress to modify Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to make “clear and unambiguous” that FERC has exclusive authority over the siting of liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals onshore and in state waters, as well as over pipeline facilities that deliver gas from the LNG terminals.

PG&E Corp. on Tuesday said that it has entered into a settlement with its National Energy & Gas Transmission Inc. (NEGT) subsidiary to resolve claims that PG&E is obligated to compensate NEGT for tax savings resulting from the incorporation of losses and deductions related to NEGT or its subsidiaries in the utility’s consolidated federal income tax return.

An association of offshore producers has filed a lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission, asking a federal court to enjoin the agency from its efforts to subject platform operators in federal waters off the California coast to state regulations controlling the discharges of drilling fluids, cuttings and muds and other wastes.

An association of offshore producers has filed a lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission, asking a federal court to enjoin the agency from its efforts to subject platform operators in federal waters off the California coast to state regulations controlling the discharges of drilling fluids, cuttings and muds and other wastes.

Bitter rivals IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) and the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) had a public spat last week over a judge’s decision in their legal dispute over ICE’s use of Nymex settlement prices in ICE over-the-counter (OTC) contracts.